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Published 26 May, 2011 06:12am

Strauss-Kahn relocates house arrest to luxury pad

The former head of the International Monetary Fund, who is awaiting trial on charges that he sexually assaulted a New York hotel maid, is not allowed under the terms of his $6 million bail to leave home.

But at his staggeringly cushy new digs in the Tribeca neighborhood, he'd be forgiven for not wanting to.

According to a real estate listing the townhouse at 153 Franklin Street has four bedrooms, a jet tub and waterfall shower, a movie theater and other VIP trappings.

Strauss-Kahn, who until his arrest May 14 was one of the world's most influential individuals, has seen a dizzying fall in the last week and a half.

Marched out in handcuffs before the media, described by prosecutors in court as a violent sex offender, and forced to spend several nights in New York's tough Rikers Island jail, the man until now seen as a potential next French president has seen the rough side of life.

Now, thanks to his wealthy wife Anne Sinclair, he'll be able to wait for his June 6 court appearance -- where he is expected to enter a plea of not guilty -- in serious comfort.

A listing on townrealestate.com shows the house was recently put on the market for nearly $14 million. It is not know who owns the house now or how much Strauss-Kahn is now paying in rent.

Features pictured on the site include the theater with six identical movie-house-style chairs, an ultra-modern staircase and a main bedroom with a leopard print rug over a low double bed.

The fine living will come with serious restrictions.

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